Billy Corgan On Balancing A Pro Wrestling Company And The Smashing Pumpkins

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Business, Health & Fitness, Sports, Wrestling

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Billy Corgan (@billycorgan) is the lead singer of The Smashing Pumpkins and also the owner and promoter of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about the upcoming NWA 74 event in St. Louis, how wrestling is both similar and different to the wrestling industry, his thoughts on whether NWA can compete with WWE and AEW, what he learning from his time working at IMPACT Wrestling, being referenced on Family Guy and much more! For more information about Chris Van Vliet and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet CVV CLIPS: youtube.com/CVVCLIPS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	All systems are going.
0:01.3	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Bluilly.
0:07.9	Oh, it is so good to see you, my friends.
0:10.8	Welcome back to another audio adventure here on Insight.
0:14.2	I am CVV, Chris Van Fleet.
0:16.2	So good to have you with us and so good to have Billy Corgan back with us on the show. It's been,
0:22.5	it's been almost three years since we sat down together for our last interviews. So there's a lot
0:27.7	of catching up to do, both with the Smashing Pumpkins and the National Wrestling Alliance,
0:32.6	especially as they gear up for NWA 74, a two-night event, August 27th and 28th in St. Louis. And if you haven't
0:40.9	really been keeping up with the NWA, when this episode's done, hop on their YouTube channel,
0:46.2	check out a couple of their last episodes, and you'll be like, oh, man, it's going to get you
0:51.0	so pumped up for NWA 74.
0:54.6	If you haven't yet, please leave a rating on Spotify or review on Apple Podcasts if you're listening on either of those.
1:01.4	And take a screenshot.
1:03.0	Share this with a friend of yours who loves the smashing pumpkins and tag us on social media so we can share it.
1:08.8	On Twitter, Billy is simply at Billy.
1:12.0	Isn't that amazing?
1:12.9	That must have been so difficult to get at Billy.
1:15.2	On Instagram, you can find him at Billy Corgan.
1:18.2	You can find me at Chris Van Fleet.
1:20.6	And please welcome the legend himself.
1:24.9	Billy Corgan.
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